The International Healthy Cities Conference in Athens, Greecewas
concluded on Saturday, 25/10 with great success

Participants from 56
countries, WHO representatives, health-sector experts, members of the networks, cities officials
shared their good practices and experience, and celebrated 25 years of the
healthy cities movement [see
the highlights video above].

Of course, more needs to be done towards
the vision of cities committed to health and well-being of their inhabitants; however, the Conference reflected the progress
recorded so far as well as the growing sensibility of both the public and local
governmentregarding the above issues.

A sum-up and the results of the International
Healthy Cities Conference in Athens, are comprised in the Declaration for Healthy Cities,which was elaborated during the
conference and finally signed by all mayors and senior political
representatives of cities present; the declaration also calls on “all city and
health leaders and everyone who lives in urban settings to join in this
endeavour to create a healthier and sustainable future”.

Here you can read the political
statement and action commitments for the WHO European Healthy Cities Network
and Network of European National Healthy Cities Networks in Phase VI, including
the targets for Health 2020 agenda.

The next date for International
Healthy Cities Conference is set for 2015 in the City of Kuopio, Finland.